Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience building large-scale customer platforms, internal systems, and AI-enabled products at Microsoft, Twitter, and Hyatt. Strong full-stack engineering background with deep hands-on expertise in React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, Python, PHP, distributed APIs, and cloud-native delivery. Proven track record modernizing complex systems, improving performance and reliability, and translating business-critical requirements into production software used at enterprise and consumer scale. Brings strong technical judgment and end-to-end ownership across architecture, development, deployment, observability, testing, and cross-functional delivery in high-scale and regulated environments.

Julian Chen

Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience building large-scale customer platforms, internal systems, and AI-enabled products at Microsoft, Twitter, and Hyatt. Strong full-stack engineering background with deep hands-on expertise in React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, Python, PHP, distributed APIs, and cloud-native delivery. Proven track record modernizing complex systems, improving performance and reliability, and translating business-critical requirements into production software used at enterprise and consumer scale. Brings strong technical judgment and end-to-end ownership across architecture, development, deployment, observability, testing, and cross-functional delivery in high-scale and regulated environments.

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Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience building large-scale customer platforms, internal systems, and AI-enabled products at Microsoft, Twitter, and Hyatt.

Strong full-stack engineering background with deep hands-on expertise in React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, Python, PHP, distributed APIs, and cloud-native delivery.

Proven track record modernizing complex systems, improving performance and reliability, and translating business-critical requirements into production software used at enterprise and consumer scale.

Brings strong technical judgment and end-to-end ownership across architecture, development, deployment, observability, testing, and cross-functional delivery in high-scale and regulated environments.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Hyatt Hotels Corporation
January 2, 2023 - Present
Architected Next.js/React-based guest-facing and internal apps with Node.js APIs, powering AI-enabled features across 1,000+ Hyatt properties. Implemented secure OAuth 2.0 and Azure AD B2C APIs, built ML-powered chatbots and recommendation engines, and established data pipelines for reservations and loyalty systems. Led CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes on AWS/Azure, delivering resilient, scalable guest experiences.
Software Engineer at Twitter
May 1, 2020 - November 30, 2022
Delivered real-time recommendation and feed ranking systems using Node.js microservices and Python ML inference. Increased EU user engagement by ~30% while meeting GDPR data-handling requirements. Built React/React Native apps for internal safety dashboards and infrastructure analytics to support EU content safety regulations.
Software Engineer at Microsoft
April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2020
Migrated EU enterprise workloads to Azure-based microservice architecture (Node.js, Python, .NET Core) with automated CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment cycles and improving reliability. Designed secure APIs (REST, GraphQL) for healthcare and finance, enabling cross-team collaboration and regulatory compliance. Contributed to security/privacy initiatives and ML feature work in a scalable cloud platform.
Senior Software Engineer at Hyatt Hotels Corporation
May 1, 2020 - November 30, 2022
Delivered real-time recommendation systems with Node.js microservices and Python ML inference, increasing EU user engagement by 30% while meeting GDPR data-handling requirements. Built internal safety dashboards and infrastructure analytics with React/Next.js for compliance with EU content safety regulations.
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
April 1, 2014 - March 31, 2020
Migrated EU enterprise systems to Azure microservice architecture with automated CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment cycles by 60% and improving scalability and reliability. Built secure APIs (FHIR, REST, GraphQL) for health care and finance, cutting onboarding and ensuring GDPR/HIPAA/PCI compliance. Delivered React, Next.js, and React Native apps for productivity and health care platforms, accelerating multi-platform delivery by 40%. Collaborated with AI/ML teams to embed NLP and predictive models into Azure; designed ML pipelines with Databricks & Spark for training, deployment, monitoring, and scaling. Implemented CI/CD (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker) and event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, WebSockets).
Senior Software Engineer at Twitter
May 1, 2020 - November 1, 2022
Delivered real-time recommendation and feed-ranking service using Node.js microservices and Python-based ML inference, improving targeted engagement metrics by 18% while supporting GDPR-aligned data handling. Delivered React and React Native applications for internal safety dashboards used by engineering and trust teams.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at University College Dublin
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Fudan University
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2012
MSc in Computer Science at University College Dublin
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
BSc in Computer Science at Fudan University
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012
MSc in Computer Science at University College Dublin
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
BSc in Computer Science at Fudan University
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012
MSc in Computer Science at University College Dublin
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
BSc in Computer Science at Fudan University
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012
Master of Science in Computer Science at University College Dublin
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Fudan University
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
February 1, 2025 - March 7, 2026
Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
February 1, 2025 - March 7, 2026
Databricks Generative AI Fundamentals
February 1, 2024 - March 7, 2026
Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
February 1, 2025 - March 7, 2026
Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
February 1, 2025 - March 7, 2026
Databricks Generative AI Fundamentals
February 1, 2024 - March 7, 2026
Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
February 1, 2025 - March 7, 2026
Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)
February 1, 2025 - March 7, 2026
Generative AI Fundamentals — Databricks
February 1, 2024 - March 7, 2026
OAuth 2.0
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
Azure Active Directory B2C
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
HIPAA
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026
PCI DSS
January 11, 2030 - April 3, 2026

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Travel & Hospitality, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Other

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